42 
January 21 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Cow Care. 
PRODUCING GUARANTEED MILK. 
GUARDING AGAINST POSSIBLE INFECTION. 
[editorial correspondence.] 
( CONTINUED.) 
The Babns. —These are radically dif¬ 
ferent in some ways from anything else 
I have ever seen. Fig. 18 gives a view of 
one of the three which are in a row 
separated from each other by several 
rods. The farm was purchased but little 
more than a year ago, and all these im¬ 
provements have been made since; the 
third barn was just being finished at the 
time of my visit. The general plan of 
these barns is much like that of many 
other dairy barns. The wide feeding 
alley extends through the center, facing 
which are two rows of cattle, and there 
is a wide passageway back of each row. 
The whole floor is cemented in one solid 
piece, so that there are no cracks to 
harbor filth. There are gutters back 
of the cows, and feed mangers of the 
hard cement in front. Each cow has her 
covered drinking vessel fed by a pipe. 
Cow Shelters Only. —But the radical 
differences consist in the fact that the 
barns are used for nothing else except 
to house the cows, in the extra provision 
for light, air and sunshine, and in 
being equipped with live steam for 
cleansing purposes. The barns have 
neither cellars nor lofts. No feed, bed¬ 
ding or other articles are stored in them ; 
all such are stored in separate buildings. 
The cows are turned out.in the morning, 
and the stables thoroughly cleaned. 
at some distance from the cow barns. 
They are used for storing all feed, im¬ 
plements, etc., and for stabling the 
horses. All new cows purchased are 
quarantined here for a season, until it is 
certain that they are all right in every 
particular. Calves and young cattle are 
also kept here. The silo finds no place 
here, as nothing is tolerated that might 
prejudice any possible patron, and some 
who do not fully understand the subject 
are prejudiced against ensilage-made 
milk. 
The Water Supply. —Water for all 
purposes is drawn from a protected well, 
which is isolated from all farm build¬ 
ings, and is more than 1,000 feet from 
the farmhouse. It is 40 feet deep, curbed 
and lined with brick set in Portland ce¬ 
ment to the bottom, and protected from 
the seepage of surface water by an 
extra wall on the outside to a depth of 
seven feet. It is cemented inside to the 
water line. It is fenced in with a high 
fence, and is inaccessible to animals and 
to all employees except the superintend¬ 
ent. The importance of a supply of pure 
water is recognized, and no pains or 
expense spared to obtain it. f. h. v. 
(To be continued.) 
DAIRY CONFERENCE IN MAINE. 
STATE BUTTER CUT ON “FLAVOR.” 
At the State Dairy Conference, 1,000 
square feet of floor space were occupied 
by a fine display of dairy implements 
and utensils, and the City Hall was well 
filled with an interested and intelligent 
audience drawn from all counties in the 
BARN ON FARM OF WALKER-GORDON LABORATORY. Fig. 18 . 
Plaster is scattered, and shavings spread 
thickly over the floor and in the gutters. 
The cows are in yards in the open air 
during the day, and the doors are opened 
wide to give the barn a thorough airing. 
Over each cow’s place is her name, and a 
record is kept of each. A ventilator ex¬ 
tends the whole length of the ridge of 
the barn. The latter is ceiled overhead 
with matched pine, leaving an air-space 
between the ceiling and the roof. 
Some New Fixtures. —As will be seen 
from the picture, a row of windows ex¬ 
tends the whole length of each side of 
the barn. These are furnished with 
wooden shutters inside, which are hinged 
on the lower side, hang down below the 
windows, and can easily be closed up over 
the windows to shut out the sunlight if 
desired, or to keep out the cold when 
necessary. An elevated framework will 
be noticed at the end. This is the trolley, 
which has a switch into each barn, and 
on which feed and bedding may be car¬ 
ried into the barn, and the manure car¬ 
ried. The latter is taken to a building 
at some distance from the barns, where 
it is dumped. The water pipes and ap¬ 
paratus are so arranged that they can be 
emptied and connected with the steam 
pipes, and live steam forced through to 
cleanse them in the most thorough man¬ 
ner. No dust is allowed to remain on 
any of the woodwork. Everything is as 
clean and fresh, and the air as pure as it 
is possible to get it; the barns could 
well stand comparison with the house¬ 
wives’ kitchens—to the disparagement 
of many of the latter. The idea is to 
have everything so clean and the air so 
pure, that there is nothing to contamin¬ 
ate the milk. 
The Old Barns. —These are situated 
State. It had been decided to invite 
competition from all New England, so 
there was butter on exhibition from 
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and 
Massachusetts. 
There had been dissatisfaction on the 
scoring of our butter at former confer¬ 
ences, it ranking lower in flavor than 
butter in other States scored by the 
same man. So it was decided that all 
samples be numbered till after examina¬ 
tion, so it could not be told where they 
were from. We knew we could make 
butter of as good grain, color, saltness 
and appearance as any one, but we did 
not like to have it said that it was “ off 
flavor.” 
There were over 80 exhibits of butter, 
fully one-half of which were from out 
of the State, showing that our neighbor¬ 
ing dairymen were eager to compare 
their products with our own. It appears 
that our folks were beaten again. One 
Massachusetts sample scored 97%, one 
97. One Vermont sample scored 97, one 
96%, one 96. One Maine sample scored 
96%, one 96. Sixty-five scored 90 or 
above. No sample from out of the State 
scored under 90. Nine Maine samples 
scored under 90. I sampled several lots 
of the butter, and though not an expert, 
I did see difference ; but when the ex¬ 
pert gave one lot 46% and another 47 
on flavor out of a possible 50, I thought 
surely that “ the difference of a hair 
divides between the north and northeast 
My little boy, five years old, bad a Cough all his 
life. Last Winter he took Whooping Cough. I 
thought he could not live. The doctor said his Lungs 
were diseased, and gave him medicine, but it did no 
good. Then I tried Jayne’s Expectorant and it cured 
him.—L. C. RAWLS, Searight, Ala., September, 1895. 
For the Liver use Jayne’s Painless Sanative Pills 
—Aim. 
sides,” for this was only a difference of 
about 1-200. 
The conference was the best ever held, 
and decided to be a success in every way. 
Among the speakers were Prof. Jordan, 
of the New York Experiment Station, 
Valency E. Fuller, Prof. Hill, of the New 
Hampshire Experiment Station, T. 
Smith, Professor of Pathology in Har¬ 
vard, Prof. Wood and Pres. Harris, of 
our State College. c. e. smith. 
Boothby, Maine. 
This is the way in which The Centralia (Kan.) 
Journal editor answers a question propounded 
by a stock raiser: “ A rural subscriber asks: 
‘Do hogs pay?’ We know that a good many 
don’t. They take the paper several years, and 
have the postmaster send it back, marked ‘ re¬ 
fused.’ Such a breed is usually two-legged and 
unprofitable.” 
The new meat inspection bill now under con¬ 
sideration by the German Reichstag provides for 
a single Inspection at the port of entry. Under 
existing laws, each State of the German Empire 
enforces local regulations, and the same pack¬ 
age may be inspected half a dozen times before 
it reaches the consumer. The proposed change 
in the laws would be a benefit to American ex¬ 
ports. _ 
Remember that Bowker's Animal 
Meal is sold only in yellow bags and 
yellow packages. The original; richest 
in protein.—Adt>. 
GUERNSEYS. 
225 purebred Guernseys of the best American 
and Island breeding. Butter average, whole 
herd, 318 pounds per head. No catalogue. Come 
and make your own selection. 
ELLERSLIE STOCK FARM, 
RHINECLIFF, N. Y. 
ni |V A Dill I —I have four fine 
U | M D w Lb Li calves registered 
Jerseys, Ida’s Stoke Pogis or Exile breeding at 
fair prices. 
R. F. SHANNON. 907 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. 
ENGLISH SHIRE HORSES. 
STALLIONS, MARES AND COLTS 
FOR SALE. 
One Stallion and two Mares imported, and all of 
the best breeding, and good individuals. Prices 
attractive. JNO. I. GORDON, Mercer, Pa. 
BLOODED LIVE STOCK 
Sheep —Oxfords, Shropshires, South- 
downs. Fancy Poultry. Plpi— 
Berkshires, Poland-Chinas, Chester 
Whites,Yorkshires. Catalogue fret. 
H. L. HOLMES, Harrisburg, Pa. 
Reg. P. Chinas, Berkshires 
and Chester Whites. Choice 
large strains. 8 week Pigs not 
akin; 8ervice Boars and Bred 
Sows. Poultry. Write for hard 
times prices and free circular. 
Hamilton & Co., Cochranvllle. Chester Co., Pa. 
LIVE-STOCK FEEDERS 
should see that a guaranteed analysis 
accompanies every bag of 
Cotton=Seed Meal. 
Ii is the only safe way to avoid adulterated 
Meal. Every bag shipped by the American Cotton 
Oil Company contains a red tag guaranteeing 
not less than the following analysis: 
Ammonia....... 8.50 per cent. 
Nitrogen. 7.00 “ 
Protein.43.00 “ 
Crude Fat and Oil.8.00 “ 
See that the name of The American Cotton-Oil 
Company is on the red tag attached to bag. 
Senu your address for free Information about 
cotton-seed meal. 
THE AMERICAN COTTON OIL COMPANY, 
46 Cedar Street, New York City. 
Suits Everybody. 
We guarantee the Star 
Incubator to be perfectly 
satisfactory to every pur¬ 
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money without question. 
No other incubator com¬ 
pany gives such a guaran¬ 
tee. They want their in¬ 
cubators to stay sold—we don’t, unless the 
buyer is satisfied that they are the best on 
earth and satisfactory in every way. 
NO MOISTURE to be supplied. Catalogue free. 
STAR INCUBATOR & BROODER COMPANY, 
Bound Brook, New Jersey. 
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ustrated treatise on the abso¬ 
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Union Stock Yards, Chicago, III. ( 
Cows barren 3 years 
MADE TO BREED. 
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Meat smoked in a few hours with 
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Book on Bee Supplies and Book on Bee Culture to 
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THE A. I. ROOT CO., - MEDINA, OHIO. 
“ A book which should be in the hands of every fanner , and should be read especially 
by the farmer's sons.” 
$2 Book for $1. $2 Book for $1. 
We have several hundred copies of Prof. CURTIS’S book, 
HORSES, CATTLE SHEEP AND SWINE, 
that have become slightly soiled on the edges from lying on an exposed shelf. We 
are going to close these out to subscribers only at §1 each, post-paid. The regular 
price is $2. This work is used as a text-book in almost all the agricultural colleges 
of the country. It is the standard work on live stock. It is superbly illustrated. 
Nearly 100 full-page engravings, after sketches from life by the best artists, 
representing nearly every breed of horses, cattle, sheep and swine at present 
known to American breeders and importers. 
The author has given fully the origin, history, improvement, description, char¬ 
acteristics, merits, objections, adaptability, etc., of each breed, with data regarding 
its registry association, scale of points, when used, and other matters of value to 
all who are interested in improved stock. The hints on selection, care and man¬ 
agement are supplemented by letters from well-known and successful breeders in 
different parts of the United States and Canada—each giving his actual methods 
of handling, breeding and feeding. 
A FEW OF THE MANY FAVORABLE COMMENTS: 
It just fills the place that is vacant in the store 
of knowledge of 99 out of 100 agriculturists.—J. 
Stewart McGehee (Bowling Green Farm), Wood- 
ville, Miss. 
Of all the wide range of stock books, either 
those treating of stock in general or some par¬ 
ticular kind of breed, the above named is by far 
the most carefully prepared, reliable and com¬ 
plete. It is evidently the work of a painstaking, 
thoroughly well informed and enthusiastic lover 
of fine stock, who has devoted his best days to 
the practice of what he preaches.—American 
Sheep Breeder, Chicago. 
Probably the most complete work published.— 
Orange Judd Farmer, Chicago. , 
The more carefully I study it the more I find 
between its covers to value and commend.— 
Overton Lea, (Breeder of Sussex Cattle), Mount 
Eagle, Tenn. 
It is just what I want for use in my classes, 
and I can fully indorse the praise of it so fully 
expressed by others. I shall use it instead of 
lectures.—Prof. W. H. Bishop, Delaware Agricul¬ 
tural College. 
The chapter on “ Selection of the Horse for Speed,” is especially complete, the 
author having embodied therein a carefully prepared “ Study in Animal Physics.” 
Engravings, with explanatory text, have been especially prepared to serve in 
place of a glossary of technical terms in describing parts of each of the four differ¬ 
ent main divisions of domestic animals. In fact it is believed that nothing has 
been left undone which would tend to increase the usefulness of the new edition, 
or render it of greater value to the student of animal husbandry, whether in the 
class-room or on the farm. 
These slightly soiled copies will be reserved for regular subscribers, and notice 
will be given when they are exhausted. They, probably, will not last long. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, Nkw You. 
